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"This site uses objects to tell a history of the world. You'll find 100 objects from the British Museum and hundreds more from museums and people across the UK. What will you add to the collection? "

Philip Scott Johnson has created several videos which juxtaposes art from many different historical periods, e.g., Women in Art, Visages d'Art, etc.

Includes audio of someone reading the original Beowulf.... "This exercise will show you how English was written and spoken a thousand years ago. At first the words may seem completely unfamiliar. But, look closely, and you'll find plenty of links to the modern English of today. This passage is from the epic tale of Beowulf, a tale told around winter fires on long evenings in Britain in the Dark Ages. The manuscript shown here is 1000 years old; blackened edges to the pages are the result of a fire in the Cotton Library in 1731. But the story of Beowulf is 2 or perhaps 3 centuries older."

Enlarged image of Beowulf manuscript along with activities for students to explore the language of the poem and how English has changed -- includes an audio clip of someone reading the original text

"A course for high school, college, and adult learners, including 13 half-hour video programs, a Web site with art images, accompanying text, and course guide. Take a trip across the world and back through the ages to experience the art of many cultures and historical periods. Thirteen themes encompass hundreds of paintings, drawings, sculptures, photos, and works in non-traditional media in this vibrant approach to the study and appreciation of art. "

"Contributors were asked to illustrate eight favourite things from a list of twelve - their favourite animal, book, clothes, comfort, food, pastime, place, possession, music, shoes, weather and their pet aversion. " Definitely look through the gallery....

images / cultural artefacts from around the world, e.g., old maps - thinking this would be good for the Voices from the Past unit of inquiry

Themes = Cities, Religion, Buildings, Writing, Trade, and Technology